| 1802 |
|
Ohio Constitution
ratified with no gambling prohibitions included. |
| 1851 |
|
Ohio Constitution
revised. Article XV Sec. 6 bans lotteries and sale of lottery tickets forever. |
| 1900 |
|
Gambling illegal in
all states in the nation. |
| 1931 |
|
Reputed mobster
Bugsy Siegel opens first casino in Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 1964 |
|
New Hampshire is the
first state in modern times to adopt a state lottery. |
| 1971 |
|
State Representative
Ron Mottl, D-Parma, spearheads a lobbying campaign to institute a state lottery. |
| 1973 |
|
State Issue 1, which
created the Ohio State Lottery Commission, passes by a 2-1 margin. |
| 1974 |
|
The first lottery
tickets go on sale in August. |
| 1975 |
|
Ohio Constitution
changed to permit the Ohio Lottery. |
| 1976 |
|
New Jersey legalizes
casinos in Atlantic City. |
| 1979 |
|
Indian gambling
begins in Florida. |
| 1980 |
|
Casino gambling
expands across America, rejected by Ohio Legislature. |
| 1983 |
|
A constitutional
amendment passes that specifies lottery profits can only go to help fund primary,
secondary, vocational and special education in the state of Ohio. |
| 1987 |
|
Debut of the Ohio
Lottery TV game show, Cash Explosion. |
| 1990 |
|
Ohio voters reject
casino amendment by large margin. |
| 1996 |
|
Ohio voters reject
Issue 1, a Constitutional amendment to legalize Riverboat gambling, defeated by 62 percent
to 38 percent. |
| 2001 |
|
Proposal for
Racetrack Casinos fails in Ohio Senate Committee of Ways & Means. Ohio General Assembly passes Governor Taft's request for Mega
Millions lottery expansion in HB405.
|
| 2002 |
|
Ohio Roundtable,
Ohio Methodist Church, and coaltion sue to have Powerball declared unconstitutional. Proposal for Racetrack Casinos fails in Ohio Senate Committee of
Agriculture.
Franklin County Court agrees with plaintiffs in Roundtable
v. Taft and strikes down major provision in MegaMillions lottery provision, forcing
General Assembly to return lottery proceeds to education funding.
Ohio House of Representatives' Proposal to link Sales Tax
Increase to Racetrack Casinos fails in the Ohio Senate.
Racetrack Casinos proposed as a Constitutional Amendment.
Hearings held in the Ohio Senate Committee of State and Local Government and
Veteran's Affairs. |
